Dear Editor:
I am a lawyer practising in copyright laws. Your article on Bill C-61 published in the issue of June 25, 2008 only got the proposed Copyright Amendment half-right.
Contrary to the first paragraph of your article, I wish to indicate the following:
- In a sense, all commercially available CDs are copyright-protected. It is only illegal [...]

The new amendment to the Copyright Act is now in its second reading at the House of Commons. Although not the final version, the current version of the Bill C-61 provides some insights as to the government’s new copyright policies:
Major Changes:
-special treatment to photography regarding ownership of the negative is repealed.
-enhanced performer’s right to 50 [...]

PSW Law is open for business!
In this first blog post, I wish to thank those who made this all possible:
My parents, my partner, my sister, other family members (including my dogs Ben and Pancake), Professor Mary Jane Mossman of Osgoode Hall Law School, Professor Allan Young of Osgoode Hall Law School, Professor Rick Powers of [...]